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Holder Announces He Might Not Stay On As Attorney General
CBS ^ | 11/8/12

Posted on 11/08/2012 10:39:41 AM PST by Evil Slayer

BALTIMORE (CBSDC) — Attorney General Eric Holder might not be sticking around for a second term.

Holder told law school students at the University of Baltimore School of Law that he does not know if he will stay in his job.

“That’s something that I’m in the process now of trying to determine,” Holder said. “I have to think about, can I contribute in a second term?”

Holder says he needs to sit down with his family and President Obama to see if he wants to continue on the job.

“[I have to] really ask myself the question about, do I think there are things that I still want to do? Do I have gas left in the tank? It’s been an interesting and tough four years, so I really just don’t know,” Holder told students.

Holder has been under fire from congressional Republicans for what he knew about the botched “Fast and Furious” operation where the U.S. allowed guns to be sold illegally in hopes to track Mexican drug cartels. Holder was found in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents regarding the operation. President Obama has invoked executive privilege.

Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was reportedly killed with one of the guns used in the ATF operation.

Terry’s December 2010 death lifted the veil on the bungled federal government’s gun-smuggling investigation that was later the subject of congressional probes.

Federal authorities have faced heavy criticism for allowing suspected straw gun buyers to walk away from shops with weapons, rather than arrest the suspects and seize the guns there.

Two rifles bought by a gun-smuggling ring that was being monitored through “Fast and Furious” were found at the scene. But authorities have declined to say whether the murder weapon in Terry’s death was linked to a purchase

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To: BlatherNaut

Beat me to it. He can’t get out of MA. fast enough.


21 posted on 11/08/2012 10:56:26 AM PST by surrey
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To: Evil Slayer; Revolting cat!

“This sh!t’s gettin’ too real, dawg, I’m outta here before the trials starts!”


22 posted on 11/08/2012 10:58:10 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STPostUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Evil Slayer
Holder Announces He Might Not Stay On As Attorney General

What's the statute of limitation for National criminal abuse of power under color of authority?

(That would be abuse of Constitutional powers and laws for purely political purposes, and selective prosecution in violation of several items in the Bill of Rights.)
I am assuming his precedents will not stand. We just need some House members with the morals, ethics and intestinal fortitude to initiate a process.

23 posted on 11/08/2012 11:01:08 AM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: Evil Slayer

Holder isn’t going anywhere, unless Obama wants to replace him with an even more radical member of his inner circle.


24 posted on 11/08/2012 11:04:41 AM PST by KansasGirl ("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
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To: Coffee... Black... No Sugar
That means that BHO will need to find a new incompetent, contra-legal, lighting rod to cause him embarassment and to debase the faith the people have in their Department of Justice.

Several names come to mind.
Valerie Jarret, his pupeteer.
Van Jones, the rabid Communist.
The Nation of Islam doofus.
The Leader of the New Black Panthers...
Idi Amin...

... wait. He's dead. Never mind.

25 posted on 11/08/2012 11:05:12 AM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: surrey

I suggest THIS GUY as his replacement!!!

26 posted on 11/08/2012 11:06:35 AM PST by catman67
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To: Evil Slayer

Who cares? That moron fascist will be replaced by another moron fascist.


27 posted on 11/08/2012 11:07:59 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Evil Slayer

He belongs in jail.


28 posted on 11/08/2012 11:08:40 AM PST by Sacajaweau (r)
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To: Evil Slayer

Holder: [burp] Oh sorry. pardon me.
Obama: Only if you resign first.


29 posted on 11/08/2012 11:08:45 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
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To: surrey

Maybe John F’N Kerry will join the exodus.

Who will take their places, I wonder?

Are there any more repulsive Kennedys lurking around to step into the breach?


30 posted on 11/08/2012 11:11:01 AM PST by BlatherNaut
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To: BlatherNaut
Here comes Deval Patrick.

Took him three times to pass the bar. A perfect TOTUS choice for U.S. Atty General.

31 posted on 11/08/2012 11:13:50 AM PST by NautiNurse (BOHICA)
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To: Evil Slayer

Most of the cabinet changes after the reelection of any President. They are just finishing a grueling 4 years of 20 hour days and intense stress and pressure. They deserve to go back to some semblence of normal.


32 posted on 11/08/2012 11:16:53 AM PST by napscoordinator (GOP Candidate 2020 - "Bloomberg 2020 - We vote for whatever crap the GOP puts in front of us.")
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To: napscoordinator

In Holder’s case, I would also add that there is a distinct possibility, given what we have seen with the Fast and Furious cover-up, that there is something so bad buried there that even some Senate Dems would vote for removal after impeachment should it come out.


33 posted on 11/08/2012 11:20:08 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: BlatherNaut

“Here comes Deval Patrick.”

Yep, and we’ll probably be sending the “senior” senator John (I was in Vietnam, ya know) Kerry to replace the Hildebeast as Sec State.

It gets more bizarre. Fauxcahantas Lizzie Warren (D-Moscow) will then become the senior senator from the People’s Republic and will gleefuly assume Ted Kennedy’s (D-Hell) acclaimed title as the Liar of the Senate.

I could go on but I’m feeling ill again...


34 posted on 11/08/2012 11:20:52 AM PST by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: gaijin

Soon to be president of the new black panthers. OB will present him a black beret when he leaves in shame (retires to spend more time with the family).


35 posted on 11/08/2012 11:22:18 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Evil Slayer
Poor Eric.

Now that Congress is onto him he can't kill any more citizens or Mexicans with his illegal gun trafficking so what's the fun in staying on. He'd be stuck doing really boring stuff.

Like obeying the law.

36 posted on 11/08/2012 11:25:44 AM PST by Condor51 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: Evil Slayer

Doesn’t matter if Holder is gone or not. Valerie will just select another Communist muslim-loving, white-hating brother to take his place.


37 posted on 11/08/2012 11:31:52 AM PST by austinaero
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To: dirtboy

You could be right. It is going to be interesting this next 4 years because EVERY president has problems the second term. Obama will not be immuned.


38 posted on 11/08/2012 11:33:41 AM PST by napscoordinator (GOP Candidate 2020 - "Bloomberg 2020 - We vote for whatever crap the GOP puts in front of us.")
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To: gaijin

I won’t be staying on. Decided to spend more time away from my family, possibly in a different country until the heat is off.


39 posted on 11/08/2012 11:37:13 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Evil Slayer

Off to enjoy the same paycheck he gets now with no headaches. Stupid effin government. No wonder were broke.


40 posted on 11/08/2012 11:37:50 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (Unnngh! To many PDS people!)
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